NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword

Name: NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword
Rating: 4.767984 (149752 reviews)
Author: The New York Times Company

The New York Times Company

★ 4.8 (149,752 ratings)

⬇ 10,000,000+ downloads

Est. actual: 11,730,516

Style: Word

Free

Released: Nov 17, 2016

IAP: $0.99 - $299.99 per item

No ads

Rated: Everyone

Mechanics Word game Classic board games Trivia & quiz

Signals

4 this week · 2 positive · 1 warning All of this week's signals →

📈Last 7 days +23K installs — 26% slower than the week before (+31K) · 4.6K/day since Sep 17
🏆Among Word games top 1% by installs gained this week (7603 peers growing)
⭐Rating steady at ★ 4.77 since Sep 17
🛠Updates actively updated · updated 6 days ago · every ~5 days (9 updates tracked)

Installs since launch

+211,178 installs · +5,911 ratings since Sep 17

SDKs in the app · version 6.43.0, analysed Sep 27, 2026

Ad networkAmazon Publisher Services Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) 24.9.0
AnalyticsFirebase Analytics 21.2.2
AttributionAppsFlyer
ConsentGoogle User Messaging Platform 3.2.0
Crash reportingFirebase Crashlytics
Engagement & messagingFirebase Cloud Messaging Play In-App Review 2.0.1
PaymentsPlay Billing Library 9.1.0
PerformanceFirebase Performance Monitoring
PlatformPlay In-App Updates 2.1.0
Remote configFirebase Remote Config
Social & loginGoogle Sign-In 21.1.1

Found by static analysis of the app package; bundled is not the same as active. All SDKs →

Update history

6.48.0 Oct 27, 2026 · seen Oct 29, 2026

This version contains a limited time offer: Annual Games subscribers can now get 6 months of free language lessons with Super Duolingo. Have feedback? Email us at nytgames@nytimes.com.

6.47.1 Oct 23, 2026

This version contains a limited time offer: Annual Games subscribers can now get 6 months of free language lessons with Super Duolingo. Have feedback? Email us at nytgames@nytimes.com.

6.47.0 Oct 21, 2026

This version contains a limited time offer: Annual Games subscribers can now get 6 months of free language lessons with Super Duolingo. Have feedback? Email us at nytgames@nytimes.com.

6.46.1 Oct 15, 2026

This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly! Have feedback? Email us. nytgames@nytimes.com

6.46.0 Oct 14, 2026

This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly! Have feedback? Email us. nytgames@nytimes.com

6.45.1 Oct 6, 2026

This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly! Have feedback? Email us. nytgames@nytimes.com

6.44.0 Sep 29, 2026

"Play football-themed puzzles for a limited time. Solve the Mini Crossword, Connections and more in this themed set of puzzles from the archives. Access ends September 30. Have feedback? Email us at nytgames@nytimes.com "

6.43.0 Sep 21, 2026

This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly! Have feedback? Email us. nytgames@nytimes.com

6.42.0 Sep 14, 2026 · seen Sep 18, 2026

This version contains bonus puzzles. Try twists on our games, including Wordle in 1, Connections 3x3, Colorful Strands and more. New puzzles drop every Wednesday. Have feedback? Email us at nytgames@nytimes.com

Trailer

NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword screenshot

NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword is a word game by The New York Times Company with 10,000,000+ downloads (about 12M estimated). +23K installs in the last 7 days. Rated 4.8 from 150K ratings. Released Nov 17, 2016. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.

From the store listing: “New York Times Games is the essential app for anyone who loves word, logic and number games. Guess the Wordle, solve the Crossword or build words in Spelling Bee. Free to download, the app offers new puzzles daily for every skill level. App Features and Games: NEW: THE MIDI CROSSWORD - Crush this clever midsize…”